A Bridge Too Far Part 12

In September 1944, flush with success after the Normandy invasion, the Allies confidently launched Operation Market Garden, a wild scheme intended to put an early end to the War by invading Germany and smashing the Riech's war plants. However a combination of battlefield politics, faulty intelligence, bad luck and worse weather led to disaster.

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@xxDrGrinchxx

soviet IS-2 or IS-3 were better

[xxDrGrinchxx]

German tiger tanks could only be destroyed by arty or other heavy tanks, they were the best in the world

[HeirofGojira91]

@Soundwave3591 Haha - that explains why the machine gun looked funny - and it looked so bulky - I first thought it was an advance Jagdpanther! Then I thought it was a Tiger Ausf B! Then before I got told it was a Leopard I I thought it was a modified Patton Tank! Haha - the gun barrel just looked odd for an 88mm KwK 36 or a 75mm PaK42/KwK42of the Tiger I or Panther

[Soundwave3591]

@HeirofGojira91 it's actually a West German Leopard 1 with extra Armor plating to represent a Generic Panzer design. so in reality, it actually IS a German tank!

[Soundwave3591]

@seralia1 when it's under-equipped paratroopers vs. a German tank, one of the best tanks of the war, in an area where there weren't supposed to be any tanks, mind, it's a very frightening prospect

[seralia1]

Only one tank attacks... Sure... Stupid germans what?!

[HeirofGojira91]

@AliceSexyChick - On April 13th this year I bought a Tiger III E100 and a Panzer VIII Maus - they were the 1/144 Cando's - gave them away as a goodwill B'day present to a friend in August - I got suprised when the guy said the Tiger III E100 had Zimmerit on it - I nver realized that. O.O Michael Wittmann model? I prefer 1/72 personally not that you care much. In addition to the Jadgpanther I also have a Hasegawa IS-2 and a Roden JS-3 and personally I have a P-47 Thunderbolt model - all 1:72 :)

[AliceSexyChick]

@HeirofGojira91 yes, i collect those small takaras from japan, i picked from my boyfriend long time ago, they are so detailed and accurate. also some cando 1/144 scale models. i also have a 1/35 scale michael wittmann early stug III A/B when he still young in the cadet and fought hard in russia with the stug. but i think here now most people are diverting to 1/35 diecast ranges from dragon, especially german tanks, they are incredibly sharp and nice...and heavy ;p

[HeirofGojira91]

@AliceSexyChick PaK 42 and KwK 36/43 were amongst still the best AT/Tank guns in WWII due to excellent German optics! Leitz Turmzielfernrohr TZF 9b attributed to its good accuracy. Then again the A19 122mm gun was still potent, although the German guns had a flatter trajectory, superior ammunition and pretty much good firing rates made them formidable! Haha - do you collect tank models? I myself have a Trumpeter Jagdpanther - that little baby was a joy to build :)

[HeirofGojira91]

@AliceSexyChick Actually the A19 121.92mm M1931/M1937 wasn't that of a good AT gun - it was really more on firing a big HE shell that could WHAMMO any fortification or soft targets rather than dealign with tanks BUT in cases necessary if the JS-2 tank crews were lucky and skilled enough then they could be a good match to a Tiger/Panther. Yes the Germans used same ambush/flanking tactics against all Allies until the end of the war...